"I lost my mother early, I've sometimes felt I haven't had anyone to show me the way. When I look to the future there's only a blank. "I can't see past the point where I am," the speaker says at one point - "like you, I'm just passing through." If my mother were still alive I imagine I'd have a clearer sense of what a meaningful, vital life might look like 25 years down the line."

-- Deborah Landau

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“But nobody ever tells you in advance when you should concentrate on the good times-that's why you're supposed to do it every day.”

Source : Jordan Sonnenblick (2011). “After Ever After”, p.247, Scholastic Inc.
“It was all very childish. Why on earth should Edward have to leave for Jacob to come over? Weren't we past this immaturity?”
“Experiences is just paying attention as time passes.”
“In order to really enjoy a dog, one doesn't merely try to train him to be semi-human. The point of it is to open oneself to the possibility of becoming partly a dog.”

Source : Edward Hoagland (1976). “Red Wolves and Black Bears”, Random House Incorporated
“If you just go out and try to make money by starting a business, you're going to come up with something that's just like what everyone else has done. But if you look at the world and see opportunities that can be taken more seriously, then you come up with a great idea.”
“I hope they look at me and think, 'That lady looks like she accepts herself.'”

Source : "Tracee Ellis Ross Looks Chic on Essence's "Black Women in Hollywood" Double Cover, Talks black-ish Success" by Zach Johnson, www.eonline.com. February 10, 2015.
“All that children need is love, a grown-up to take responsibility for them, and a soft place to land.”
“In an apostolic network the person in charge of maintaining the DNA of the network is the lead apostle, who consults with those he or she chooses, and no one else.”

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